Occupational Therapist

Job title:

Occupational Therapist

Company

NHS

Job description

ISLINGTON ADDITIONAL NEEDS and DISABILITY SERVICESOccupational Therapist- working in the Social Communication Team (0-5 years)10 sessions (full time 37.5 hrs per week) – permanentBand 6Whittington Health comprises Islington community services, Haringey community services, Camden speech and language therapy and the Whittington Hospital.Islington Additional Needs and Disability Service (IANDS) provides a multi-agency team approach to working with babies, children and young people who present with a wide range of needs.We are looking for a dynamic and highly motivated Occupational Therapist to join the Social Communication Team; a specialist service for autistic children of 5 years and under. The team provides assessment, diagnosis and intervention for individual children, support for their parents, and support, training and consultation to staff across a range of providers. You will need to be passionate about autism, working in a multi-disciplinary team and able to work sensitively with very young children with additional needs and their parents.Main duties of the jobYou will be responsible for the effective delivery of individualised support and care to children undergoing neurodevelopmental assessments and receiving post-diagnostic support.You will work as part of a team of Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Clinical Psychologists and Neurodevelopmental Paediatricians. The post holder will be based primarily at the Northern Health Centre. You will receive regular supervision and receive relevant in-service and external training. The post will evolve and is subject to change as the neurodevelopmental pathway develops across North Central London (NCL).About usWhittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.Date posted15 November 2024Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 6Salary£44,806 to £53,134 a year Per annum inclusive of inner HCAsContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference number220-WHT-2705Job locationsThe Northern Health Centre580 Holloway RdLondonN7 6LBJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesThe post holder will work as part of the MDT, managing an allocated caseload of children requiring a neurodevelopmental assessment, communicating complex condition-related information from assessment to carers, families and members of the multi-disciplinary team/other professions.The post holder will provide relevant post diagnostic support to young autistic children and their parents/carers and will develop and provide training to others.Please refer to the Job Description for full details. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesThe post holder will work as part of the MDT, managing an allocated caseload of children requiring a neurodevelopmental assessment, communicating complex condition-related information from assessment to carers, families and members of the multi-disciplinary team/other professions.The post holder will provide relevant post diagnostic support to young autistic children and their parents/carers and will develop and provide training to others.Please refer to the Job Description for full details.Person SpecificationEducation / QualificationsEssential

• Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy and current HCPC Registration

Desirable

• Member of Royal College of Occupational Therapists
• ADOS Trained

Knowledge and skillsEssential

• Knowledge of a broad range of clinical conditions impacting children e.g. Autism, ADHD, Cerebral Palsy
• Specialist clinical skills e.g. early intervention, child development, sensory based strategies

Desirable

• Knowledge of Occupational Performance Coaching (OPC)
• Knowledge of the role of an OT in a neurodevelopmental assessment.
• Knowledge of autism diagnostic criteria and other neurodevelopmental conditions

ExperienceEssential

• Experience of working with children with additional needs, including autism.

Desirable

• Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary neurodevelopmental assessment service
• Experience of sharing difficult news with parents/carers

Person SpecificationEducation / QualificationsEssential

• Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy and current HCPC Registration

Desirable

• Member of Royal College of Occupational Therapists
• ADOS Trained

Knowledge and skillsEssential

• Knowledge of a broad range of clinical conditions impacting children e.g. Autism, ADHD, Cerebral Palsy
• Specialist clinical skills e.g. early intervention, child development, sensory based strategies

Desirable

• Knowledge of Occupational Performance Coaching (OPC)
• Knowledge of the role of an OT in a neurodevelopmental assessment.
• Knowledge of autism diagnostic criteria and other neurodevelopmental conditions

ExperienceEssential

• Experience of working with children with additional needs, including autism.

Desirable

• Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary neurodevelopmental assessment service
• Experience of sharing difficult news with parents/carers

Expected salary

£44806 – 53134 per year

Location

North London

Job date

Mon, 18 Nov 2024 02:06:57 GMT

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